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No I wasn't thinking of using a 4000K MH from Lowes. I am talking about a 6500K MH grow bulb. The prices range as I say. I would expect there to be differences in the efficiencies, the spectra and the longevities of the different bulbs. But if I am paying an extra $40 for 20% more output watts...

I found a 400W H33/ M59 ballast kit for very cheap at my local surplus store. I shopped for 400W grow bulbs and found prices from $20 - $100 !! This will not be my primary light. I thought it would be nice to supplement my 600W HPS in the flowering cab with a 400W MH Would someone give me...

Heh, sometimes I wish I could just pop a seed in the pot at night and wake up in the morning to find my dope all ready to smoke :) I know you are eager and a bit impatient but you have to be careful and gentle at this stage. Germination and seedling are the most vulnerable phases of the...

Cab looks nice. If the soil feels moist leave it. If you must do something mist the surface of the soil and cover the pots over with saran wrap or somesuch. A pot that size, with no plant to draw the water out of it, will stay moist for quite a long time but the surface may dry. Your temps...

I bought a bottle of Coco Wet wetting agent and thought it would be a good idea to add to the water+nutes mix while bubbling it with an air stone. Fail!

Alright! You pulled the trigger ! :) Keep us posted. I'm curious to see how this goes.

Good luck with your grow AdubM. Let us know how it goes. Be great if you kept a grow log.

Sorry I let this thread slip. Without getting too far into breeding and genetics, usually when you buy seeds from a breeder you are getting something called an F1. The breeder has a pair or a population of parent plants that always 'breed true'. That their seeds grow plants that have the same...

Another thing that newbies get hung up about is yield. Yield is important but if you are growing for yourself it's not he most important thing. Sure if you are doing the 2W cfl thing then you want to maximize yield any way you can but growing under a 400W or 600W HID will easily produce more...

Harvest: Olive Oyl was harvested this morning. Picture below shows a pile 'o bud, roughly manicured, weighing just over 16oz green weight (dinosaur included for scale). The rule of thumb is that dry weight is 1/4 of wet weight so it looks like Olive yielded a qp. Not bad. She was very...

I grow soil under a 600W HPS in a 4x3x 7ft high cab. I also have a small veg cab with a 250W MH. Every grow I improve my setup. I would reckon I have $5k invested in this op. Just the nickle and dime stuff like outlets, ducts, fans, lumber, panda cloth etc came to a couple of grand. In...

The better the breeder, the better the germination rate you should get. It depends some on the seedbank too since they may send old stock or poorly stored seeds. Often if there is a germination problem, the seedbank or breeder will send you replacements. Out of about 10 Dr GT seeds in several...

ah tx racerboy. yeah it's very clear. I think I got cofnused over the two sets of photos. I blame the demon weed.

I'd love to know what you guys are looking at when you say you see girl parts. I would swear they aren't showing yet. Can someone point me to the feature in the photos that's showing sex?

I'm growing some of Dr GT's gear right now. C99 & Big Laughing. Since I only grow 5 or six plants at a time, $10-$20 for a seed is not a big deal if I get quality for it. By the time the plant is finished she will be worth about 100x that. But I don't like having to drop $150 for 10 pack when I...

Tx Scarhole. I did a sniff. Hard to tell right now. There's a big plant in the cab ready for harvest and she really stinks up the place. There is a faint note of something fruity in the odor. Wouldn't pick it out as pineapple but she has a way to go yet. Ive noticed the plants smell...

There is plenty that can go wrong with soil too. No argument. People will find a way to fuck up anything. You cant really draw a conclusion from that sample of problem posts without knowing the ratio of noobie soil growers vs hydro. If hydro grows are as common among noobies as soil, then...

CFLs are not really cheaper than HIDs when compared as dollars per oz of dope. CFLs are a cheap way to get started. You can get going with 150W of cfl for about $30 or so which lowers the entry barrier for new growers. Also you can augment your light in small steps spending a few dollars at a...

Yeah it will work. A lot of scrog growers dont put them under the screen until they flip to 12/12 when the stretch starts. That way, if you have some idea of how much the strain grows during stretch, you can arrange the branches accordingly. PS. I used to scrog with mini screens, one per...

I agree with BUDS. Metal Halide or HPS is the way to go if you can manage the cost. These are the 'high tech' lights you referred to. There is a little bit to learn but they are not difficult to use. Overall they give the best results and the most bud for your buck. You can do it quite a bit...